Prof. Dr. Silke Heuse studied psychology at the Free University of Berlin with a focus on health psychology. She then deepened her interest in the interface between psychology and medicine by completing her doctorate at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and her training in psychological psychotherapy with a specialization in cognitive behavioral therapy. In 2018, Prof. Dr. Silke Heuse was appointed to the University of Europe for Applied Sciences, where she has since pursued her passion for training the next generation of psychologists by coordinating and teaching in the psychology program, as well as her research interest in the prevention of mental and somatic illness through health behaviors and stress management.